Janice Filmon Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Janice Filmon
Order:25th
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
Term Start:June 19, 2015
Term End:October 24, 2022
Governor General:
Premier:
Predecessor:Philip S. Lee
Successor:Anita Neville
Birth Name:Janice Clare Wainwright
Birth Date:c.
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Spouse:Gary Filmon
Children:4
Occupation:Social worker, community activist
Alma Mater:University of Manitoba (BSc)

Janice Clare Filmon (Wainwright; born) is a Canadian former social worker who served as the 25th lieutenant governor of Manitoba from 2015 to 2022. Her appointment became effective June 19, 2015. She was the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III of Canada in the Province of Manitoba.

Early life

Filmon was born around 1943.[1] A social worker, philanthropist and community activist, she was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2012 and the Order of Manitoba in 2007.[2] She is the chair of the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation and founder of the A Leadership Initiative in Voluntary Efforts (A.L.I.V.E.) volunteer program. She was born in Winnipeg and was a 1964 graduate from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics. Her husband is Gary Filmon, a former premier of Manitoba; they have four children.[3] [4] [5]

Lieutenant governor

On March 19, 2015, Filmon was appointed by Governor General of Canada David Johnston on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to be the next Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, replacing Philip S. Lee.[6] [7] As the viceregal representative in Manitoba, she was styled "Her Honour" while in office and will have the right to the style "the Honourable" for life.

Arms and honours

Coat of arms

Filmon was granted a coat of arms through Grant of Arms and Supporters, with differences to Allison Joy Filmon, David Clark Filmon, Gregg Alan Filmon and Susanna Clare Filmon, on May 15, 2019.[8]

Escutcheon:Argent a maple tree eradicated Purpure, its leaves Bleu Céleste, Azure, Gules and Vert, its roots voided of a heart.
Crest:An American robin proper, holding in its beak an annulus Sable, wearing a coronet of prairie crocuses Purpure and perched on a nest bearing four eggs proper.
Supporters:wo doves Argent beaked and legged Sable, their wings embellished Bleu Céleste, Azure, Vert and Gules, their exterior wings elevated, each wearing a coronet of prairie crocuses Purpure and standing on a field of wheat proper above a bar wavy Bleu Céleste.
Motto:JOY IN SERVICE • LOVE OF FAMILY
Year Granted:2019

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Embracing Leadership. News.umanitoba.ca. 10 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Order of Canada citation.
  3. Web site: Janice Filmon appointed Manitoba's Lieutenant-Governor. Globalnews.ca. 10 October 2018.
  4. Book: Manitoba Premiers of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Barry. Ferguson. Robert. Wardhaugh. 10 October 2018. University of Regina Press. 356. 9780889772168. 10 October 2018. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Janice Clare Filmon . . March 23, 2015 . March 24, 2017.
  6. Web site: Janice Filmon will be sworn in as Manitoba's lieutenant-governor on June 19. 23 April 2015. Winipegfreepress.com. 10 October 2018.
  7. Web site: Janice Filmon new vice-regal. 24 March 2015. Winnipegfreepress.com. 10 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Filmon, Janice Clare [Individual]]. General. The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. reg.gg.ca. EN. 2020-02-14.